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Morgan 34 steering systems Darryl Aubrey at 6:16am 09.12.05 Morgan 0/1754 I have a 1967 Morgan 34, hull #130. Originally it had a makeshift hydraulic steering system which I
Damaged Cross beam under mast Aaron at 6:08am 09.12.05 Islander 2/1742 The beam under the mast is rotten and now removed. I need information on how to construct and repla
prop shaft coupler Capt Rob at 6:01am 09.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1111 Does any one know the size of the bolts on the shaft to engine coupler ?Thanks Rob
sani-potti parts Dave D 94 H26 at 5:28am 09.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1941 Help, Peggy! Or anybody else that may know! I removed the Sani-Potti from my new-to-me H26 to thorou
48' Hunter??? John Richard at 5:18am 09.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/833 I just read that Mike Harker was working with Hunter on a new 48' model and will sail hull #1 around
Keel bolts Monty16708 at 4:52am 09.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1020 I am cleaning and repainting the bilge on my Catalina 30 and there appears to be some type of "rubbe
Water Ballast? RGallagher at 4:42am 09.12.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2023 What exactly is water ballast. I sail a Catalina 22 swing keel and would like to go up in size. The
Reefing line sizes David Ochoa at 4:35am 09.12.05 Big Boats 7/3991 I thought I saw some information regarding this a while back but couldn't locate in the archives. I'
Plumbing steve rainey at 4:17am 09.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1129 understand some of the newer boats are getting away from hoses and using CPVC piping insted. could t
plumbing steve rainey at 4:11am 09.12.05 Big Boats 0/685 I understand some of the newer boats are getting away from hoses and using CPVC piping insted. could
Cranking the engine with the seacock open Phil18150 at 3:55am 09.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1293 I want to share some important information that I learned recently while having a problem bleeding a
Hunter 33.5 Cliff Carter at 3:51am 09.12.05 Ask All Sailors 0/951 Fred,My computer has kicked you out for some reason so cannot e-mail U direct at >>427.We went l
Mans got a point here Franklin at 3:34am 09.12.05 Other Sailboats 5/699 Jack Kelly has a good point here.
Plugged Drain Kirk M. at 3:05am 09.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1017 Any suggestions on the best way to un-plug my ice box drain? Is it safe to use any of the current c
New to the Mac 26D Stuart Casteel at 2:34am 09.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/832 I just bought a Mac 26D after years of Hobie 16 sailing. I sail on Lake Superior and on my Hobie 16
Strange bilge water texastom at 1:37am 09.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2040 Peggy, I'm writing you because you seem to have a lot of experience in boat odors and other stange d
help,oday daysailer 2, drop keel karl m. at 1:14am 09.12.05 Day Sailers 1/1182 there are to lines on the drop keel,i cannot move either one of them,and i think keel maybe leaking.
Boom position Bob at 1:07am 09.12.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1514 When is it desirable to have the boom sheeted above the centerline of the boat?
Rookie Boat n Bus at 12:41am 09.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1158 I am new to the O'Day scene, new to owning a boat period, and I have some questions about what some
Saw my boat after Katrina Nice N Easy at 11:54pm 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 4/923 Had posted before that I had been told my boat was OK. Saw if for the first time on Sat. Not much

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Spinnaker working loads? Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 11.02.20 Our boats use an Isomat NG1 masthead which has an internal spin halyard using a small roller at the
26d trunk seam finding41 at 6:55am 11.02.20 That's normal. Both my 26D's have the same seam. As long as there is no leaking from the DB trunk y
H260 Centerboard Line Replacement Questions (1) rgranger at 6:29am 11.02.20 It should not be heavy to lift. You may have a blown sheeve. There is a roller in the board itsel
Yanmar Engine Life??? Mickstr at 6:21am 11.02.20
Radar Head Elevation On Mast uncledom at 6:19am 11.02.20 I took the poll this morning which was about mounting height and the only thing I can't figure out i
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line Hunter216 at 6:15am 11.02.20
Merriman Pedestal Top Plate SFS at 6:10am 11.02.20 Sending you a PM.
Outhaul rigging Captain Carl at 6:08am 11.02.20 Thanks I also ended up taking apart and figured it out. Mine has 4 pulleys each end I pulled the cen
Leaking Lewmar Hatch Rebuild Mickstr at 6:05am 11.02.20 Try looking here. I replaced mine on my '87 O'Day 322 with medium profiles I got on sale from Defend
Propeller shaft key material RoyS at 5:57am 11.02.20 A few have opined here that the key is designed to shear to protect the drive train upstream. Are th
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 (5) KLCCPAYNE at 5:43am 11.02.20 A few pics of the start of the compression post fix. Good news - no rot detected so far. Going to li
Propeller shaft key material SailingLoto at 4:48am 11.02.20 We are talking about corrosion induced by dissimilar metals. The answer is it does not matter any e
Hunter H26 Where's the ballast pump? shemandr at 4:29am 11.02.20 When I had the Slickcraft I was looking for the fresh water pump. I could hear it run but it wasn't
Yanmar 40 running hot [plus a couple questions (Where is seacock & Impeller access?)] jssailem at 4:25am 11.02.20 Usual Suspect. Good possibility. Clean that out and you likely will see an increase in water being e
Radar Head Elevation On Mast dlochner at 4:22am 11.02.20 For some reason, reading some of these well-intended replies reminds of trying to enumerate the num
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line Sailfanatic at 4:21am 11.02.20 I've never considered flying a spinnaker from a jib halyard. Do many people do this? I'm asking beca
I have a rigging question jssailem at 4:17am 11.02.20 I found it yesterday Dave. Not a lot of pictures. Today it is not there. Appears to have been remove
Spinnaker working loads? jssailem at 4:10am 11.02.20 placement of the winches where I need room to move around. Very good point. When you are locating
I have a rigging question dlochner at 4:09am 11.02.20 The link is for a email to the seller, not the listing. I searched the SF Bay areas CL and I couldn'
Yanmar Engine Life??? Andersonelli at 3:57am 11.02.20 Thanks for the information and advice. Didn't consider the oil analysis but will do it. Thanks and

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